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Man dies following city flat fire Elderly man dies in candle blaze
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A man has died following a fire inside an Aberdeen block of flats. A burning candle was the source of a fire which led to the death of an elderly man, emergency services said.
Firefighters rescued the man after a blaze broke out in the ground floor flat in Middlefield Crescent in the Hilton area of the city. Firefighters rescued the 70-year-old when the blaze broke out in the ground floor flat in Middlefield Crescent, in the Hilton area of Aberdeen.
The alarm was raised at 0640 GMT on Saturday morning, Grampian Fire and Rescue Service said. The alarm was raised at 0640 GMT on Saturday morning.
The man, who has not been named, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he died. An investigation will be carried out into the cause of the fire. Grampian Police said the man, who has not yet been officially named, died after the fire was caused due to a candle being left unattended.
There were no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.